A highlight of the event was the Sustainability Committee’s presentation of its first Sustainability Awards, including Everyday Heroes, Future Leaders, and Icons. All are excellent examples of how any one person can make a difference. Continue Reading →
Thomas McQuillan
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Greenwich Community Gardens Presents: The Food Asset Potential
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What “Zero Waste” Means and How it Connects to Food Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Amy McCrae Kessler, Baldor Specialty Food, Michelle Sterling, Sherill Baldwin, Thomas McQuillan
Zero-Waste Dinner Raises Awareness of Food Waste Management
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The dinner, prepared by local area celebrity chefs, was 100% waste-free, with every component, from cookware to table centerpieces, either digestible or able to be repurposed. The event raised awareness about food waste, and collected over $50k to benefit local nutrition programs, including one at Kids in Crisis. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Asarasi, Aux Delices, Back 40 Farm, Baldor Specialty Foods, Debra Ponzek, Fleishers Craft Butchery, Gotham Seafood
Zero Waste Dinner to Feature Food Sparcs (Scraps Spelled Backward) Created by Celebrity Greenwich Chefs
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Meals will be served on reusable metal tiffins and guests will be provided hand made napkins fashioned by refugees from fabric scraps. Meals will be prepared by celebrity chefs Debra Ponzek, Ian Vest, Paul Clarke and Christine Salazar using food products that otherwise might go to waste. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Health, Baldor Specialty Foods, food waste, scraps, sparcs, St. Catherine Church social justice committee
See “Wasted!” A Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion at GHS
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Increase your awareness about food waste and develop strategies together to tackle this issue at school, at home and in our community. Continue Reading →